![]() Bliss home in Rome, Pennsylvania; now the P.P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters’ Museum | Born: July 9, 1838, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Died: December 29, 1876, Ashtabula, Ohio. Bliss and his wife died in a tragic train wreck caused by a bridge collapse. He survived the initial impact, but went back into the flames in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue his wife. Burial: The remains retrieved from the Ashtabula disaster were placed in a common grave marked by a cenotaph in the Ashtabula Cemetery. A cenotaph in memory of the Blisses was also erected in the cemetery at Rome, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1877. | ![]() |
For Bliss’ biography, click here.
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